preschool development

Preschoolers

18 Best potty training books and videos

Mastering potty training control may be no easy feat for your kiddo, but the right books and videos may help youngsters grasp the...

Preschoolers

Teaching responsibility

As an adult, you know accountability is a huge part of life. What you may not realize is that you are teaching your little one...

Preschoolers

4 Preschool skills needed for kindergarten success

There are so many important lessons taught in the preschool years. Find out the most important ones and how you can reinforce them...

Preschoolers

Trains, planes and automobiles: Why preschoolers love transportation

Seriously. What's with preschoolers' fascination with transportation? Generation after generation of kids gravitate toward planes,...

Preschoolers

When big sister goes to school

When it’s time for your older child to go back-to-school, your toddler or preschooler may go through separation anxiety. Here are a...

Parenting

Why parents should learn with their preschoolers

While you’ve been around for a while, your preschooler is just learning to discover the world. It can be a fascinating experience...

Preschoolers

10 Things our kids' preschool teachers want us to know

Do you ever wonder if there are things that your child’s preschool teacher wishes she could say to you? Well, there are many things...

Preschoolers

10 Quick sleepy-time tricks for kids

You’re completely and utterly exhausted, but what’s a sleep-deprived mom to do when your little one simply won’t go to bed? Finding...

Preschoolers

Differences between potty training and poopy training

The potty training journey is something all youngsters embark upon, but for many kiddos, toilet training is a two-part endeavor....

Preschoolers

5 Best potty training bribes

Most parents will tell you that using incentives to potty train your tot makes the undertaking more successful, regardless of what...

Preschoolers

4 Tips for finding the best preschool while potty training

Preschool and potty training seem to be synonymous, but not all preschools are equal when it comes to tolerating number one and...

Preschoolers

How to find the perfect preschool

Picking the perfect preschool can be as challenging as finding the perfect baby name, but with a little research -- and the right...

Preschoolers

Help your preschooler make friends

Though it might be nice, we are not born knowing how to be good friends. Like just about everything else, it's something we learn....

Preschoolers

Holiday decorating with preschoolers

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'? It might be hard to believe that Thanksgiving has passed already, but we are indeed well into...

Preschoolers

The importance of teaching your kids self-reliance

We know that you want to do everything you can for your little ones. You want to give them whatever they want, whenever they want...

Preschoolers

Moms of young kids deal with economic fears

There is no escaping the bad news about the economy. With the Dow Jones plunging again and again, there is little that can be done...

Preschoolers

Talking to tots about the presidential election

With the election just days away, parents of preschool-aged children are talking to their kids about the election and getting them...

Preschoolers

Delayed speech in three year old is a problem

How many words should a three-year-old have -- and when can you tell if he or she actually has delayed speech? A pediatrician offers...

Children's School & Education

Uninvited guests (scratch, scratch)

A few months ago, I arrived earlier than usual to pick up Sunshine from school. Her class was out on the playground in the late...

Preschoolers

Taking your child’s imaginary friends by the hand

With the wild imagination that children have, it's common for your child's world to suddenly double - or triple - with imaginary...